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a new poll shows the bungleed health care rollout is continuing to take its toll on president obama. "washington post/abc news poll" shows the president's approval rating the lowest since he took office and a shift in how americans view the significant piece of legislation. a full 56% now say they oppose obamacare. of them, 46% strongly opposed law. that is compared to just a month ago when the public was pretty much split. joining me are a political reporter for the "national journal" and john mccormick, a staff writer for "the weekly standard." alex, to you first. the president has always been fairly popular among the american electorate. people thought he was trustworthy and so forth. obamacare you say not so much. what does this disasterous rollout do with all of that? >> it is really hard to overstate how much damage he has done this with nobody's else fault besides his own. he got it through the house, the senate despite scott brown's election. got through the election and tea party. fumbleed it up in a way that many critics say that government is incapable doing something this
a new poll shows the bungleed health care rollout is continuing to take its toll on president obama. "washington post/abc news poll" shows the president's approval rating the lowest since he took office and a shift in how americans view the significant piece of legislation. a full 56% now say they oppose obamacare. of them, 46% strongly opposed law. that is compared to just a month ago when the public was pretty much split. joining me are a political reporter for the "national...
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dana millbank writing in today's "the washington post," obama had allegedly known nothing about an f.b.i. investigation of an affair involving david petraeus that led him to resign as c.i.a. director and questions about obama's ignorance of guns on the border sting operation called fast and furious that went awry. unawareness for diplomatic surveillance in libya before benghazi was attacked. joining us is editor at large at national review online and a fox news contributor. dana millbank described it as the eyes wide shut presidency. is that the way you see it? >> pretty much. we're now in the phase where everyone is asking, what didn't the president know and when didn't he know it? he is on spectrum of issues basically acting as if he's a bystander to his own presidency. it's a fascinating irony here. for years ronald reagan was denounced and criticized and so was george w. bush to a certain extent as sort of a caretaker president whose extremist and out of control staff was running with no one at the wheel, that reagan was an amiable dunce being manipulated by his staff and that was al
dana millbank writing in today's "the washington post," obama had allegedly known nothing about an f.b.i. investigation of an affair involving david petraeus that led him to resign as c.i.a. director and questions about obama's ignorance of guns on the border sting operation called fast and furious that went awry. unawareness for diplomatic surveillance in libya before benghazi was attacked. joining us is editor at large at national review online and a fox news contributor. dana...
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today a "washington post" article says, quote, conservatives say obama a's posture in the case provides further evidence of a commander-in-chief whose credibility abroad has declined and shrinks from presidential leadership at moments of international crisis. others say the president is respecting the fine line he has to walk over such a controversial issue. the same article cited a former state department and pentagon official now at the sent for for tra taoepbl i can and interest national studies who said quote i think it would be totally inappropriate for the president to put american prestige on the line to make threats. you have to handle it at lower levels. you have to find much quieter ways of communicating with russia and china. bob cusack is managing editor for "the hill." explain that fine line. why wouldn't the president put in a couple of phone calls to vladimir putin for instance? >> he's in a tough spot. but alternate the same time the white house has been i think a little slow on reaction to this one. when the news came out a lot of people were calling him a hero and some
today a "washington post" article says, quote, conservatives say obama a's posture in the case provides further evidence of a commander-in-chief whose credibility abroad has declined and shrinks from presidential leadership at moments of international crisis. others say the president is respecting the fine line he has to walk over such a controversial issue. the same article cited a former state department and pentagon official now at the sent for for tra taoepbl i can and interest...
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clyde a liberal blogger and perhaps the biggest cheerleader "the washington post" has for president obama is absolutely wrong about that yes, the program was not as popular, only 21% in one poll said they understood it enough and knew what it was going to do. there was a large amount of people not paying any attention to it whatsoever because it was senior prescription drug coverage. seniors however, were paying a lot of attention to it. and they signed up. when they signed up for the program three bad things happened. more people signed up than were expected. they signed up quicker than was expected. and they used it more than was expected. the so-called utilization rate was higher, and yet, this year is the 10th anniversary of the passage of that law and the law is coming in 40% under the cost estimates of the congressional budget office because unlike obamacare, it was not the government in charge. it put the individual in charge. it said, it use ad thing, a democrat idea, called premium support that said, we're going to give a certain amount of money to every senior and allow them to
clyde a liberal blogger and perhaps the biggest cheerleader "the washington post" has for president obama is absolutely wrong about that yes, the program was not as popular, only 21% in one poll said they understood it enough and knew what it was going to do. there was a large amount of people not paying any attention to it whatsoever because it was senior prescription drug coverage. seniors however, were paying a lot of attention to it. and they signed up. when they signed up for the...
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our shannon bream is live in washington. shannon, we now know there are leak investigations involving at least three of our colleagues. what is the latest on that? >> reporter: well, jenna as we learned yesterday an fbi agent filed an affidavit asking for a search warrant to get access to our colleague james rosen personal e-mail account, accusing rosen of committing a crime when he allegedly sought information from a state department employee. here is what first amendment attorney floyd abrams who handled numerous landmark cases in this a reason, told me about the suggestion that a reporter doing his job equates to a crime. >> it is a very dangerous claim. and the notion of pinning the label of criminal on the press because it gathers news from someone who may not have the authority to provide the news is extremely dangerous. >> reporter: we've also learned that a justice department inspector general report into a potential leak involving the gun-walking operation fast and furious quotes from the e-mails of fox reporter wil
our shannon bream is live in washington. shannon, we now know there are leak investigations involving at least three of our colleagues. what is the latest on that? >> reporter: well, jenna as we learned yesterday an fbi agent filed an affidavit asking for a search warrant to get access to our colleague james rosen personal e-mail account, accusing rosen of committing a crime when he allegedly sought information from a state department employee. here is what first amendment attorney floyd...
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in the washington times, sequestration, angry obama lamb bastes g g.o.p. for agreeing with them. chief political correspondent carl cameron joins us live from washington now. all right, so they have this hot potato rolling, any sign of compromise, carl? >> not even close. both side are pretty much dug in and making the point that we all agreed to do this and republicans say democrats aren't coming clean and democrats argue that republicans are the same. on the left democrats continue to insist that the solution to all this deficit spending and debt is actually more taxes. tom hark kin the soon to retire senator from iowa put it this way just a little while ago, watch. >> if we're so rich why are we so broke? is it a spending problem? no. it's pause we have a miss allocation of capital. a miss allocation of wealth. all of this wealth that's been built up by hard-work americans have been accumulated in fewer and fewer and fewer hands all the time. and then we have a tax code that is skewed toward the wealthy. >> reporter: well the administration sent a number of its department head
in the washington times, sequestration, angry obama lamb bastes g g.o.p. for agreeing with them. chief political correspondent carl cameron joins us live from washington now. all right, so they have this hot potato rolling, any sign of compromise, carl? >> not even close. both side are pretty much dug in and making the point that we all agreed to do this and republicans say democrats aren't coming clean and democrats argue that republicans are the same. on the left democrats continue to...
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president obama famously promised that the people who killed our ambassador and the three others would be brought to justice. so where does that stand? >> well, it hasn't happened yet. we think there are five people who are the ring leaders in this. we believe that one of them was in the custody of this libyan government and they let him go. in march they said they didn't have enough evidence. we're frustrated about this. remember, it was months, weeks and weeks and months after this september 11 attack before f.b.i. investigators got to the crime scene. and it just sat there and any evidence that might have been there was gone and now you just heard general hamm refer to the libyan government as fragile. a mess would be a better description. there's really nobody for us to deal with in the way that we might deal with a country that has a stable government if we were looking for criminal suspects. jon: president obama offered american air support in dislodging the libyan government. one would think that there would be some better >> there was a shooting outside of the c.i.a. headquarte
president obama famously promised that the people who killed our ambassador and the three others would be brought to justice. so where does that stand? >> well, it hasn't happened yet. we think there are five people who are the ring leaders in this. we believe that one of them was in the custody of this libyan government and they let him go. in march they said they didn't have enough evidence. we're frustrated about this. remember, it was months, weeks and weeks and months after this...
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jon: well, another big day in washington as we told you, president obama is getting ready to meet with insurance executives trying to make good on his proposed fix for the troubled health care law that bears his name. good morning. good afternoon, i guess now. i'm jon scott. jenna: 40 seconds into the afternoon, jon. jon: officially. jenna: we're always accurate here on this program. great to see you, everybody, wherever you are in the country. i'm jenna lee, we welcome you to this new hour of "happening now." house lawmakers getting ready on a fix of their own, getting ready to vote on the upton bill which makes good on the president's fix to allow americans to keep their insurance if they like it with an important addition. those canceled plans would not only be offered to the people who had them canceled before, but offered to new patients as well. something the administration does not like. look, the gang is all here. we have team fox coverage on all this. chief national and washington correspondent, jim angle and james rosen in d.c. bureau. go to congressional correspondent mike e
jon: well, another big day in washington as we told you, president obama is getting ready to meet with insurance executives trying to make good on his proposed fix for the troubled health care law that bears his name. good morning. good afternoon, i guess now. i'm jon scott. jenna: 40 seconds into the afternoon, jon. jon: officially. jenna: we're always accurate here on this program. great to see you, everybody, wherever you are in the country. i'm jenna lee, we welcome you to this new hour of...
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james rosen, live in washington with more on that story. hi, james. >> reporter: gregg, good morning. the president's tone on lobbyists casting them virtually as an instrument of devil, evil of modearn american politics would be exorcised from the white house in obama administration was said early on. indeed the very speech which then senator barack obama announced his candidacy for the presidency. >> write the check and you get stuck with the bill. they get access while you get to write a letter. they think they own this government but we're here today to take it back. [cheers and applause] the time for that kind of politics is over! it is through! it is time to turn the page right here, and right now. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: but the relationship between the obama administration and the dennisons of washington fabled k street have hardly been so hostile. both big ticket laws the president signed overhauling the health care and financial services saw heavy lobbying by those industries and thousands of pages of regulation that acc
james rosen, live in washington with more on that story. hi, james. >> reporter: gregg, good morning. the president's tone on lobbyists casting them virtually as an instrument of devil, evil of modearn american politics would be exorcised from the white house in obama administration was said early on. indeed the very speech which then senator barack obama announced his candidacy for the presidency. >> write the check and you get stuck with the bill. they get access while you get to...
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peter doocy live with that from washington. peter? >> reporter: and, jon, it's through a new obama administration regulation that's designed to stop a problem that lawmakers have been sounding an alarm about that if their staff members' health premiums go up under obamacare, they will just leave the hill to work in the private sector. so in this rule posted next week even when lawmakers and staffers are required to join the state exchanges, the government will continue to pay toward their insurance which means that, essentially, congress is not required to follow all the rules of the affordable care act which congress passed. >> as much as we hate to see how our staff is going to be affected, the american people as a whole are going to be affected as well, and if we look out for just those in washington or on our staffs without looking out for every american, shame on us. >> reporter: the white house, though, saying its regulation will help enforce a proposed amendment from years ago to the affordable care act that was proposed at the
peter doocy live with that from washington. peter? >> reporter: and, jon, it's through a new obama administration regulation that's designed to stop a problem that lawmakers have been sounding an alarm about that if their staff members' health premiums go up under obamacare, they will just leave the hill to work in the private sector. so in this rule posted next week even when lawmakers and staffers are required to join the state exchanges, the government will continue to pay toward their...
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it is interesting to watch the spin in washington. president obama could not have been more clear, bob, if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. if you like your doctor, you can keep him. said that over and over and over again. >> yeah. that's right. i mean, remember a the time the democrats, it was tough getting the votes. so they had to make a lot of promises. this one was clearly broken the way the president said it. 3.5 million people have now lost their plans. obviously some will get new plans but some of them, we've seen anecdotes they liked their plan even though it was not a cadillac plan and were not playing -- paying a lot per month. we don't know the what enrollment numbers. dan five every says they will be lower than expected. the website is still broken. the administration hasn't acknowledged they broke the promise. that is why this story will go on perhaps, days, weeks, months. jon: that's why i talk the spin. they're not saying the president broke his promise. oh, no. take a listen to this on "fox news sunday
it is interesting to watch the spin in washington. president obama could not have been more clear, bob, if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. if you like your doctor, you can keep him. said that over and over and over again. >> yeah. that's right. i mean, remember a the time the democrats, it was tough getting the votes. so they had to make a lot of promises. this one was clearly broken the way the president said it. 3.5 million people have now lost their plans. obviously...
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many say the same is now true of the obama administration. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live from the state department. james, normally when we talk about critics, talking about the on opposite side of the aisle. when we look at the criticism president it includes members of his own base. tell us a little more about that. >> reporter: so much of this criticism, jenna, now suddenly arising from the left of the president and his policies in the war on terror has to do with timing. specifically the start of the president's second term and his nomination of counterterrorism advisor john brennan to be director of cia. as a career intelligence officer brennan has spearhead ad number of policies. the dramatic expansion of the drone program, for example and the development of novel legal theories to justify the use of drones to assassinate u.s. citizens said to be enengaged in terrorism abroad all of which liberals find abhorrent. all of this sounds familiar even if the chorus is not as deafening as it was in the bush administration.
many say the same is now true of the obama administration. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live from the state department. james, normally when we talk about critics, talking about the on opposite side of the aisle. when we look at the criticism president it includes members of his own base. tell us a little more about that. >> reporter: so much of this criticism, jenna, now suddenly arising from the left of the president and his policies in the war on terror has to do with...
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washington, that's what obama always says. the change needs to come from you outside of washington. i think some of this is partly just an excuse that he doesn't like to dirty himself by doing the hard work of cutting deals, smoozing people on capitol hill, doing outreach and all of that. instead he thinks he should be coming down from olympus and rousing the american people. the only time he's ever actually created anything like a mass movement wasn't occupy wall street, it was the tea parties, which were sort of an antibody reaction to obamacare and the bailouts. jon: jonah, let me just throw this up, because we have a fox news poll that is kind of interesting. when asked where the president seems to be essentially fall down on the job the most his worst issues regarding his job performance, the american people sailed said a 51% disa disapprove of his immigration plans. 56 pherz hop don't agree with him on gun control. >> the sort of goes to point out that this idea that he can move the american people to his side by being s
washington, that's what obama always says. the change needs to come from you outside of washington. i think some of this is partly just an excuse that he doesn't like to dirty himself by doing the hard work of cutting deals, smoozing people on capitol hill, doing outreach and all of that. instead he thinks he should be coming down from olympus and rousing the american people. the only time he's ever actually created anything like a mass movement wasn't occupy wall street, it was the tea...
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our chief washington correspondent is live with more on this. james? >> good arrive. chief criticism of the iran nuclear deal from left and right and from our allies in the mideast has been that it concedes to iran the right to enrich uranium. secretary state kerry justified that by saying the number of centrifuges here presented the west with a fait incomplete. >> 2003 when the iranians made an offer to the former administration with respect to their nuclear program, there were 164 centrifuges. that offer was not taken. subsequently sanctions came in and today, there are 19,000 centrifuges and growing. >> the secretary's concise history of the iranian nuclear program omits a lot. determining exactly when the regime crossed this or that threshold is difficult. iran has hidden nuclear facilities for years at a time. let's accept kerry's assertion that a decade ago, iran had only 164 centrifuges. we know by late 2007, iran had ramped up to 3,000 centrifuges. let's figure by the time george w. bush left the white house a little more than a year later, iran not quite doub
our chief washington correspondent is live with more on this. james? >> good arrive. chief criticism of the iran nuclear deal from left and right and from our allies in the mideast has been that it concedes to iran the right to enrich uranium. secretary state kerry justified that by saying the number of centrifuges here presented the west with a fait incomplete. >> 2003 when the iranians made an offer to the former administration with respect to their nuclear program, there were 164...
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america live starts right now. >> megyn: fox news alert out of washington where the obama administration is now facing increasing questions about what the white house knew and when it knew it. when it comes to irs targeting of conservative groups. i'm megyn kelly. a white house news briefing is about to get underway. jay carney expected to be grilled after changing his story. white house admits that the senior staff know prior to the dated they previously revealed but they actually consulted with the treasury department which oversees the irs on the strategy for how this would be unveiled and told to the public. when white house press secretary originally commented on the matter back on may 13th he was asked if anybody was aware and he said, quote, no. the white house counsel's office was alerted april 22nd of th
america live starts right now. >> megyn: fox news alert out of washington where the obama administration is now facing increasing questions about what the white house knew and when it knew it. when it comes to irs targeting of conservative groups. i'm megyn kelly. a white house news briefing is about to get underway. jay carney expected to be grilled after changing his story. white house admits that the senior staff know prior to the dated they previously revealed but they actually...
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obama goes to washington. capitol hill more specifically. reports surfaced he's getting ready for an end run around congress, possibly bypassing republicans to push through his agenda. also is the medical world getting set to re define cancer? what it is, what it isn't and what these new definitions could mean for you and your family. also, friday could be d-day for alex rodriguez. the world about to learn the punishment for the yankees slugger who has been snagged along with other players in a performance enhancing drug investigations. are a-rod's playing days over for good? all of that and breaking news in the second hour coming up right now. jon: the president wrapping up closed door meetings on capitol hill. he's huddling with senate and house democrats about his legislative agenda but there are some prominent folks he's not meeting with. the question is why? jenna: welcome to the second hour of "happening now." and lawmakers have just a day and a half before the summer recess begins for them with the bulk of the president's agenda seemi
obama goes to washington. capitol hill more specifically. reports surfaced he's getting ready for an end run around congress, possibly bypassing republicans to push through his agenda. also is the medical world getting set to re define cancer? what it is, what it isn't and what these new definitions could mean for you and your family. also, friday could be d-day for alex rodriguez. the world about to learn the punishment for the yankees slugger who has been snagged along with other players in a...
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listen to president obama's remarks about the washington redskins. >> i've got to say if i were the owner of the team and i knew that there was a name of my team even if it had a storied history that was offending a sizable group of people, i'd think, i'd think about changing it. but, you know, i don't want to detract from the wonderful redskins fans that are here. jon: now take a listen to an espn radio host on the letter that dan snyder, the washington redskins' owner, sent to season ticketholders defending the team's honor. >> i think he explained his position well, and that's all you can do. i think this is an issue where reasonable people can disagree. jon: and respected native americans having their say on the matter as well. >> all we're asking here, what we're saying to you is this word is an insult. it's mean, it's rude, it's impolite, and we would like you to stop using it. >> as a proud sponsor of the nfl, to need da nationing has a vested interest in the league being a unifying force throughout america. this name is not a unifying force, atydivisive epithet. jon: let's bring i
listen to president obama's remarks about the washington redskins. >> i've got to say if i were the owner of the team and i knew that there was a name of my team even if it had a storied history that was offending a sizable group of people, i'd think, i'd think about changing it. but, you know, i don't want to detract from the wonderful redskins fans that are here. jon: now take a listen to an espn radio host on the letter that dan snyder, the washington redskins' owner, sent to season...
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jon: here's how "the washington post" put it, it said: president obama fresh off a trouncing of congressional republicans over the government shutdown, plans to renew his push for immigration legislation in the house. was it a trouncing, first of all? >> well, again, it depends on what you think we're paying for. if, in fact, this is about scoring political points and imprettiesing journalists and columnists, i'm sure the white house feels pretty good this morning. but this is about making sure that america is moving in the right direction and, in fact, we save the american dream, what makes our country different. last night was another loss and one step towards losing even more. again, here's what we need to remember, with all the drama over the last three weeks, that's -- all that could be solved by one vote. there will come a day when we're going to have a real debt crisis not because congress can pass a bill, but because no one will lend us money. that day is coming if we do nothing. jon: here is what the president had to say about deficits and the size of them. i want to play this and ge
jon: here's how "the washington post" put it, it said: president obama fresh off a trouncing of congressional republicans over the government shutdown, plans to renew his push for immigration legislation in the house. was it a trouncing, first of all? >> well, again, it depends on what you think we're paying for. if, in fact, this is about scoring political points and imprettiesing journalists and columnists, i'm sure the white house feels pretty good this morning. but this is...
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outsiders, campaigning against gridlocked washington insiders with obama care. as susan was saying, the back drop to most of it. >> that's going to be fascinating to watch. carl cameron, thank you very much. >> you bet. >>> and while it is, of course, no day off for our troops overseas, u.s. soldiers at nato headquarters in kabul, afghanistan, did take some time out to celebrate thanksgiving, sitting down to a big turkey dinner there, and while it may not have been as good as what they're used to at home, everybody seems to make the best of it. we would like to take this opportunity to thank all those troops and u.s. service men and women stationed all over the world for their wonderful service and dedication to our country. >> yes, happy thanksgiving to them. thanks to their families at home who put up with so much and we don't always highlight that as well. >> and make huge sacrifices. >> indeed. we are getting new video of a protest in egypt. demonstrators taking to the streets at a university. details of what has them so upset. >>> also, getting home for tha
outsiders, campaigning against gridlocked washington insiders with obama care. as susan was saying, the back drop to most of it. >> that's going to be fascinating to watch. carl cameron, thank you very much. >> you bet. >>> and while it is, of course, no day off for our troops overseas, u.s. soldiers at nato headquarters in kabul, afghanistan, did take some time out to celebrate thanksgiving, sitting down to a big turkey dinner there, and while it may not have been as good...
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the question is whether the rest of washington will buy into it. joe trippi always good to talk to you. thank you. jonthanksgiving you. jenna: the i.r.s. is not the only federal agency accused of political by as. it turns out the obama administration's environmental protection agency is facing criticism as well. >> reporter: the congressional hearings today that we've been showing you focus on the i.r.s., targeting conservatives, now the second agency the epa, the the vine mental protection agency is also accused of political by as. research by the competitive enterprise institute says the epa routinely tries to charge conservative groups for documents obtained through the freedom of information act that it's willing to give liberal groups for free. for example, the institute says out of 20 of its requests the epa refused to waive the fees for 18 of them. by contrast it says out of 82 requests from liberal groups the epa agreed not to charge 75 times. >> earth justice was bathing 17 out of 19. sierra club was the worst at 70% granted, 11 out of 15.
the question is whether the rest of washington will buy into it. joe trippi always good to talk to you. thank you. jonthanksgiving you. jenna: the i.r.s. is not the only federal agency accused of political by as. it turns out the obama administration's environmental protection agency is facing criticism as well. >> reporter: the congressional hearings today that we've been showing you focus on the i.r.s., targeting conservatives, now the second agency the epa, the the vine mental...
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what is the truth, charlie. >> these blame games are what washington is all b. president obama has proved himself very good to play this game. he has a strong hand right now. in the current situation with the $16 trillion in debt both republicans and democrat vs. plenty of blame. but it's kind of unusual in this particular case to have president obama complaining about the sequester, since bob woodward's book clearly pins the impetus for the sequester on the white house. the white house came up with this back before the election, because president obama really didn't want to have another big fight about the debt ceiling and everything and he wanted to give some sort of cuts to republicans in order to get past the election. and then he succeeded and here we are now where these cuts are about to take effect. we've kicked the can down the road a couple of times now, and now that he's securely reelected he really doesn't want to have these cuts go into effect. and he's desperate to find some other way of lessening the concerns of republicans who are very concerned a
what is the truth, charlie. >> these blame games are what washington is all b. president obama has proved himself very good to play this game. he has a strong hand right now. in the current situation with the $16 trillion in debt both republicans and democrat vs. plenty of blame. but it's kind of unusual in this particular case to have president obama complaining about the sequester, since bob woodward's book clearly pins the impetus for the sequester on the white house. the white house...
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kelly wright is live in washington. so, what are the obama administration and congress doing to address the rising cost of college, kelly? >> reporter: well, jon, congress is obviously looking at it but the president recently signed a law that restores lower interest rates for college students who need to get a loan to pay for college. 18 million students will benefit now from that law that offers $106 billion in loan money. a new study from the national center for education statistics shows that 71% of all undergraduates received some type of financial aid. 59% received grants. 42% took out student loans. 6% received aid through work study jobs. 4% received veterans benefits and 5% have parents who took out federal direct plus loans. but this law, as we know is only temporary. it is linked to the financial markets. so as the economy improves it is likely that interest rates could rise which raises the cost for students. education secretary arne duncan is concerned about colleges choosing to keep raising their tuition c
kelly wright is live in washington. so, what are the obama administration and congress doing to address the rising cost of college, kelly? >> reporter: well, jon, congress is obviously looking at it but the president recently signed a law that restores lower interest rates for college students who need to get a loan to pay for college. 18 million students will benefit now from that law that offers $106 billion in loan money. a new study from the national center for education statistics...
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chief washington correspondent rosen is covering this for us. he's live in washington. hi there, james. >> good morning. this case will mark the first time the supreme court has addressed the practice of legislative prayer since upholding it some three decades ago. grease, new york, northwest of rochester. the clergy who opened the town's monthly council sessions with words of prayer have usually been christian. in 2008, two residents, one jewish and one atheist, claiming it violated the practice of separation and state. during the nine-year period from the inception of the practice to the eve of this lawsuit, a period with christian prayers. over 2/3 of the prayer included christian language and no other religious traditions were referenced. obama administration is not a party to the suit but filed an friend of the court brief earlier this month and in it, the justice department found common cause with congressional republicans who long fought against the placement of further restrictions on the role of religion in the public square. court of appeals approach they wrot
chief washington correspondent rosen is covering this for us. he's live in washington. hi there, james. >> good morning. this case will mark the first time the supreme court has addressed the practice of legislative prayer since upholding it some three decades ago. grease, new york, northwest of rochester. the clergy who opened the town's monthly council sessions with words of prayer have usually been christian. in 2008, two residents, one jewish and one atheist, claiming it violated the...
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can you bottle up some of that and take it back to washington, dan? [laughter] >> i wish it could be exported. but i think president obama was on to something when he said you truly can't appreciate the job and what it takes to do that job unless you've been there before. and there's a very select few who have. you hope to think that the type of bipartisanship that many of those on the stage had exhibited during their own presidency such as president obama mentioning president bush's accomplishments on a bipartisan level. i understand that the climate in washington has coarsened, it's hardened since president bush has left, but maybe the public can see what good can be dope when both -- done when both parties come together. but i know they're tough issues. jon: we mentioned you were, in part, responsible for press relations during the bush he got a lot of bad press especially in the latter months when the financial crisis hit, when the iraq war was dragging on and on and on. these days according to the latest fox news poll 49% of americans approve of
can you bottle up some of that and take it back to washington, dan? [laughter] >> i wish it could be exported. but i think president obama was on to something when he said you truly can't appreciate the job and what it takes to do that job unless you've been there before. and there's a very select few who have. you hope to think that the type of bipartisanship that many of those on the stage had exhibited during their own presidency such as president obama mentioning president bush's...
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jon: peter barnes in washington. peter, thank you. so from the irs and the ap to benghazi, it has been a tough week for the obama administration. charlie hirt is a columnist for "the washington times." he has written about the various scandals enveloping the obama administration. first of all, charlie, from your standpoint as a reporter how do you think they're handling, their response to all of this? how do you think they're doing? >> i think that has been one of the biggest problems we've seen this week that their responses have been tepid. president obama has been very short of tepid in his rebuke of the various scandals that are sort of emerging. i think that they're, sort of taking half measures is. i think robert gibbs, former press secretary robert gibbs talked about some of this on sunday saying the administration should probably come out and be a little more forceful about it. trying to say, well, we need to wait and find out what happened inside the irs. obviously nobody needs to, you don't want to take immediate, drastic me
jon: peter barnes in washington. peter, thank you. so from the irs and the ap to benghazi, it has been a tough week for the obama administration. charlie hirt is a columnist for "the washington times." he has written about the various scandals enveloping the obama administration. first of all, charlie, from your standpoint as a reporter how do you think they're handling, their response to all of this? how do you think they're doing? >> i think that has been one of the biggest...
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jon: let's go back to washington for this. president obama has a tax problem you might say. some folks who work for him owe the irs a whole loft mone lot of money in back taxes. why aren't they paying their fair share? also, after a five day break jodi arias back on the stand trying to stay off death row for the brutal murder of her boyfriend. coming up a live report, plus analysis by our expert legal panel, especially when it comes to questions the jury has been asking. [ male announcer ] marie callender's puts all the things we love about sunday meals into each of her pot pies. like tender white meat chicken and vegetables in a golden flaky crust that's made from scratch. marie callender's pot pies. it's time to savor. jon: if president obama wants to raise more tax revenue he might start looking pretty close to moment. turns out dozens of white house workers owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes. that is just from 2011. dig deeper you will find federal workers owe the irs billions. chief political correspondent carl cameron is live in washington. this has alw
jon: let's go back to washington for this. president obama has a tax problem you might say. some folks who work for him owe the irs a whole loft mone lot of money in back taxes. why aren't they paying their fair share? also, after a five day break jodi arias back on the stand trying to stay off death row for the brutal murder of her boyfriend. coming up a live report, plus analysis by our expert legal panel, especially when it comes to questions the jury has been asking. [ male announcer ]...
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released a statement on sunday after george zimmerman's acquittal, appealing for calm after protests in washington and elsewhere. mr. obama said, quote, i know this case has elicited strong passions and i know the passions may be running even higher but we are a nation of laws and a jury has spoken. i now ask every american to respect the call of reaction from two parents who lost their young son. the president said if he had a son, he would look a lot like trayvon martin. he said we should have if we're doing enough to widen the circle of compassion sxnding in our communities and extend the tide of gun violence that has claimed too many lives across the country on a daily basis. the prospect of federal charges seems diminished. justice department notes the evidence that holder announced in april last year is still open. holder told a civil rights group then, many of you are greatly and rightly concerned, he said, but in a statement sunday, justice department official said federal civil rights statutes covering the shooting are limited. the official also said prosecutors would look at, quote, whet
released a statement on sunday after george zimmerman's acquittal, appealing for calm after protests in washington and elsewhere. mr. obama said, quote, i know this case has elicited strong passions and i know the passions may be running even higher but we are a nation of laws and a jury has spoken. i now ask every american to respect the call of reaction from two parents who lost their young son. the president said if he had a son, he would look a lot like trayvon martin. he said we should...
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this is a "washington post" story that quotes seven current and former obama administration officials so it's not exactly just think tanks and other officials. these are people working inside the administration. jon: and the article makes the point. "the washington post," by the way, is a paper that has been generally offering favorable coverage for the obama administration up until now but the paper points out that in the bush white house, for instance, they didn't find the same level of delay in basically telling the nation bad news or enforcing bad news. >> yeah. part of the response by the administration is that basically, the administration's approach to regulatory review and consistent with long standing precedent across the previous administrations and fully adheres to federal rules. essentially everybody does it. we're just doing what everybody does. but the "the washington post" in this reporting says it's not done like this. some examples, it was more than 200 days delayed and they thought that talking to these former and current officials that this is very, very long time a
this is a "washington post" story that quotes seven current and former obama administration officials so it's not exactly just think tanks and other officials. these are people working inside the administration. jon: and the article makes the point. "the washington post," by the way, is a paper that has been generally offering favorable coverage for the obama administration up until now but the paper points out that in the bush white house, for instance, they didn't find the...
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david drucker is senior correspondent for the washington examiner. we in the media throw around terms like grand bar gain all the -- bargain all the time. the politicians on capitol hill know what it means, david, but what is the definition of the grand bargain? >> i think these days, jon, it's any deal you can reach on fiscal issues. look, september 30th the fiscal year ends and government funding is going to have to be renewed or there's going to be a shutdown. and also this fall into and into the winter you're going to have to raise the debt ceiling, and i think you need to rook at this from the perspective of the two chambers of congress. in the senate you have republicans that appear more interested than republicans are in the house this attempting to reach a deal with the administration. there have been low-level but very consistent talks between senate republicans and the white house for the past couple of months, and it's going to be about whether they can resolve the issue that always trips these things up, and that's taxes. do you raise the
david drucker is senior correspondent for the washington examiner. we in the media throw around terms like grand bar gain all the -- bargain all the time. the politicians on capitol hill know what it means, david, but what is the definition of the grand bargain? >> i think these days, jon, it's any deal you can reach on fiscal issues. look, september 30th the fiscal year ends and government funding is going to have to be renewed or there's going to be a shutdown. and also this fall into...
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they're sort of all on the sidelines waiting to see what washington does, jon. jon: so what are you hearing, conor, about this missile test that israel launched in the mediterranean? >> reporter: well, good example of just how tense the situation is here in the middle east. earlier today russia announced they had detected some type of missile launch in the eastern mediterranean. there was a couple hours of confusion, and then israel announced they had tested a part of the arrow ballistic missile defense system jointly with the united states. at first the pentagon denied this saying they didn't know anything about it, but then it came out late they are the pentagon was aware of this test. both israel and the united states say this was just a test of the system, it has nothing to do with the ongoing hostilities and confrontation with syria, that this is something separate, it had been planned for a long time. but certainly, many people here in this region see this as sort of a warning by either the israelis or the americans as sort of the firepower that they bring
they're sort of all on the sidelines waiting to see what washington does, jon. jon: so what are you hearing, conor, about this missile test that israel launched in the mediterranean? >> reporter: well, good example of just how tense the situation is here in the middle east. earlier today russia announced they had detected some type of missile launch in the eastern mediterranean. there was a couple hours of confusion, and then israel announced they had tested a part of the arrow ballistic...
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obama misdirected some of his energies. let me read for you just a bit of that op ed piece that he wrote in "the washington post" on friday. obama erred in trying to use newtown to build support for his positions on taxes, energy and eupl aeu congratulations and compounded the error by sending joe biden off to conduct a study, an unnecessary delay when solutions were obvious. once the president took his foot off the accelerator no other action, not even michael bloomberg's ad campaign could maintain the momentum. directed very much at the president there, jim. >> right although of course i hope hillary clinton loved that line about biden failing, didn't she? i think what's really happening also is a greater precision about what is going on. rand paul asked last week, look, show me one thing in these gun proposal has would have stopped these guys from killing. and i don't think anybody had a good answer to them. as a matter of fact will salatan at slate.com this morning went through the cases of jar rod laughner, james holme
obama misdirected some of his energies. let me read for you just a bit of that op ed piece that he wrote in "the washington post" on friday. obama erred in trying to use newtown to build support for his positions on taxes, energy and eupl aeu congratulations and compounded the error by sending joe biden off to conduct a study, an unnecessary delay when solutions were obvious. once the president took his foot off the accelerator no other action, not even michael bloomberg's ad campaign...
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one city is apparently not waiting around for washington act. chicago quickly becoming ground zero in the debate on gun control. that city saw more than 500 murders last year, prompting mayor rahm emanuel to take action with a gun control plan of his own. steve brown is live in chicago right now, but i guess mayor emanuel is not. he is in d.c. today suggesting democratic strategy to try to get gun control accomplished, is that right, steve? >> reporter: in a sense yes, it was part of the discussion at a public revent held in washington that mayor emanuel took part in. local press was made aware of it well in advance. it touches on the city's most dramatic problem which is gun violence in this city. you mentioned over 500 homicides. just this past weekend, three more homicides, two of them teachers, all gun related. emanuel suggested in the d.c. forum the best course of action for greater gun control measures is to force the house's hand. >> start in the senate. that is where you get your best leverage and clear the deck and have entire focus per
one city is apparently not waiting around for washington act. chicago quickly becoming ground zero in the debate on gun control. that city saw more than 500 murders last year, prompting mayor rahm emanuel to take action with a gun control plan of his own. steve brown is live in chicago right now, but i guess mayor emanuel is not. he is in d.c. today suggesting democratic strategy to try to get gun control accomplished, is that right, steve? >> reporter: in a sense yes, it was part of the...
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he says he was there in washington at that meeting to lobby the obama administration to do more to help syrian rebels. he says that the meeting with the national security staff was requested by the senior director of development and democracy for the national security council gale smith. the obama administration confirms that the meeting did take place in washington, and was first revealed by the investigative project on terrorism. here is a picture of that meeting. you can see him on the left in a white turbin. the obama administration says he spoke out against al-qaida in 2010 and says this meeting that you see here was meant to, quote, discuss a wide range of issues bug poverty, global health efforts and his efforts to counter the al-qaida narrative. miss smith stated that she looked forward to working with him and with other faith leaders on issues of mutual interest. but he also has been outspoken in supporting hamas and creating an islamic state in place of israel. he has said the u.s. should not characterize both hamas and al-qaida aster r*eu as terrorist troops. he said that is
he says he was there in washington at that meeting to lobby the obama administration to do more to help syrian rebels. he says that the meeting with the national security staff was requested by the senior director of development and democracy for the national security council gale smith. the obama administration confirms that the meeting did take place in washington, and was first revealed by the investigative project on terrorism. here is a picture of that meeting. you can see him on the left...
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chief washington correspondent be jim angle live from washington. hi, jim. >> reporter: hello, rick. well, that's right. the delay in the employer mandate's one of many changes so far. in fact, parts of the law have even been repealed with president obama's acquiescence. the exchanges were supposed to offer several choices of plans. that, too, was delayed until 2015, so workers will only have one plan available even though the president often talks about choice. >> i think there have been some frustrations, and once you begin to get a few miles on the law, it starts to pick up some nicks and scrapes. >> nicks and scrapes indeed. then the legislation said the premiums had to cover the cost, and the administration realized early on there was no way that would ever happen. so they gave up, and that too was repealed. then there was a requirement that businesses fill out an irs form for any purchases from the single entity exceeding $600 over the course of a year which businesses complained was a paperwork nightmare. listen. >> extremely complicated, ton
chief washington correspondent be jim angle live from washington. hi, jim. >> reporter: hello, rick. well, that's right. the delay in the employer mandate's one of many changes so far. in fact, parts of the law have even been repealed with president obama's acquiescence. the exchanges were supposed to offer several choices of plans. that, too, was delayed until 2015, so workers will only have one plan available even though the president often talks about choice. >> i think there...
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eric holder and president obama are about as tight as you can get in washington, aren't they? >> exactly. and i just signed jay carne find jay carney's sudden ignorance extremely convenience. when you have over a hundred journalists records being seized without notice you owe the country an explanation, and i can't wait to see how he's going to get out of this one. jon: does it make since, marvin, does it pass the smell test that the justice department would be subpoenaing these records and this story tha know, favorable to the white house, frankly, talked about how the white house was on top of terrorism in northern africa, and the white house would know nothing about it? >> no, that part of it doesn't -- doesn't sit very well with me either. but we have to be mindful of the fact that the government has a primary responsibility to defend this country in this particular case against the threat of global terrorism. we have to remember that last year "the new york times" was reporting a story about stuxnet which is a technological virus they were trying to put into the iranian n
eric holder and president obama are about as tight as you can get in washington, aren't they? >> exactly. and i just signed jay carne find jay carney's sudden ignorance extremely convenience. when you have over a hundred journalists records being seized without notice you owe the country an explanation, and i can't wait to see how he's going to get out of this one. jon: does it make since, marvin, does it pass the smell test that the justice department would be subpoenaing these records...
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addressing the crowd at the washington hilton for the official start of the national prayer breakfast. our religion correspondent lauren green live in our washington bureau. any big announcements this morning, lauren? >> reporter: jon, one surprise to many people, except the white house inner circle was the president's announcement his long time faith advisor would be leaving his post tomorrow. dubois is a young ministers whose face was not known to people outside of religious groups. he headed the president's faith based office. was buy by his side during the campaign and first term. dubois is known as the president's personal faith advisor. >> every morning he sends me, via e-mail, a daily meditation, a snippet of scripture, for me to reflect on, and it is meant the world to me and despite my pleas, tomorrow will be his last day in the white house. >> reporter: the president made no mention why dubois is leaving. not uncommon in second term for staff to do so. my sources say the white house will announce tomorrow where dubois is headed, jon? jon: did the president touch on policy at
addressing the crowd at the washington hilton for the official start of the national prayer breakfast. our religion correspondent lauren green live in our washington bureau. any big announcements this morning, lauren? >> reporter: jon, one surprise to many people, except the white house inner circle was the president's announcement his long time faith advisor would be leaving his post tomorrow. dubois is a young ministers whose face was not known to people outside of religious groups. he...
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chief white house correspondent is live in washington. ed, the president is up against a new deadline. we're used to deadlines. the president is up against his own. what's next? >> he's going to be under great pressure if they can't get this fixed in time for people to have their insurance starting on january 1. to do something dramatic to actually fix the law, there have been a lot of democrats specifically up for re-election in 2014, talking about extending the enrollment period, some dramatic changes that the white house has pushed back so far saying this is a website problem. if they can't get it right in the next week, there's more pressure on the president. look at the news polling about the president's approval, disapproval and handling health care. 37% approve. 59% disapprove. this is supposed to be his strength. this is supposed to be his significant toor issue. for him to be upside down like that suggests he's very much on defense and that's why republicans see a rule neshlt. >> obamacare right now causes people to spend more mo
chief white house correspondent is live in washington. ed, the president is up against a new deadline. we're used to deadlines. the president is up against his own. what's next? >> he's going to be under great pressure if they can't get this fixed in time for people to have their insurance starting on january 1. to do something dramatic to actually fix the law, there have been a lot of democrats specifically up for re-election in 2014, talking about extending the enrollment period, some...
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nun r unlike those instances president obama is not considering any compromise whatsoever. jon: when republicans pass small bills and send to the senate and would keep open as you say, national institutes of health, veterans memorial in washington, d.c., that kind of thing, senators say no because you can't pick or choose, what are they actually saying? >> just a question of whether one side will break first. i think that, it does put democrats in difficult position but right now they're standing firm. even mary landrieu from louisiana, she is up for re-election in 2014. she emphatically opposed. we can't choose between funding something like contractors at lockheed martin which the big company or funding the national institutes of health. i think that is difficult argument to make but we'll see how it plays out over the next few days. jon: the democrats and you know, president obama has said that republicans are being held hostage by one wing of the minority party but it is bigger than that, isn't it? >> i think it is bigger. i think that john boehner, he's always relied o
nun r unlike those instances president obama is not considering any compromise whatsoever. jon: when republicans pass small bills and send to the senate and would keep open as you say, national institutes of health, veterans memorial in washington, d.c., that kind of thing, senators say no because you can't pick or choose, what are they actually saying? >> just a question of whether one side will break first. i think that, it does put democrats in difficult position but right now they're...
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both also have far more experience, washington experience, than mr. obama. so this is a case, maybe, of a gray beard coming in to steady an administration that's a little shaky? >> possibly. john podesta is certainly a washington insider. he has great connections both from his nonprofit which has been able to be successful because of those connections but also through the relations he established under the clinton administration. someone who has connections where the president doesn't that he could reach out and maybe help particularly moving forward in the pr campaign to try to make the affordable care act look a little bit better. jon: we'll see if they get a steady hand on the tiller. thanks for coming in. jenna: new concerns for obamacare this hour, a brand new survey showing that less than two weeks before a very critical deadline, most americans still have more questions than answers when it comes to the controversial law. our kate rogers is a foxbusiness.com reporter and joins us more on this. >> reporter: hey there, jenna. well, the deadline for the
both also have far more experience, washington experience, than mr. obama. so this is a case, maybe, of a gray beard coming in to steady an administration that's a little shaky? >> possibly. john podesta is certainly a washington insider. he has great connections both from his nonprofit which has been able to be successful because of those connections but also through the relations he established under the clinton administration. someone who has connections where the president doesn't...
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"the washington post" has come out with an article today that questions whether or not the obama administration has a contingency plan two years into this conflict. the administration has been vague about what they want to do if a red line is crossed with chemical weapons or what the plan is moving forward. do you think that is because they don't want to release the plan to the public because it's classified or do you think they maybe don't have a plan? >> i hope it's because they don't want to release it to the public. i worry that they haven't formulated one. we always have to understand in the middle east, and i think it's taken the obama administration, it's taken the president and his team a longtime to realize that typically in the middle east we're not confronted with a good option and a bad option we are confronted by crummy options and awful options. and that's the situation in regard to syria, which on the one hand you have the iranian back bashar al-assad regime we. don't want to see iran increase its power in the region, on the other hand the rebels are a very mixed bad. you have am
"the washington post" has come out with an article today that questions whether or not the obama administration has a contingency plan two years into this conflict. the administration has been vague about what they want to do if a red line is crossed with chemical weapons or what the plan is moving forward. do you think that is because they don't want to release the plan to the public because it's classified or do you think they maybe don't have a plan? >> i hope it's because...
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jon: well, president obama with a warning for wall street as washington staggers into day three of a partial government shutdown. good morning to you. i'm jon scott. >> hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. great to see you. the president laying out in stark terms expressing concern that gridlock causing the shutdown with the debt ceiling deadline looming could hurt our nation's economy and risk defaulting on our national debt for the very first time in history. >> wall street has been pretty calm about this. the reaction i would say generally speaking has been washington fighting, washington posturing, yada-yada yada. is that the right way for them to look at it? >> i think this time is different. i think they should be concerned. when you have a situation in which a fact shaun is willing, potentially to default on u.s. government obligations, then we are in trouble. jenna: in the meantime the white house meeting last night between the president and top congressional leaders went pretty much nowhere. both side came out pointing fingers. house speaker boehner accusing the president of refusi
jon: well, president obama with a warning for wall street as washington staggers into day three of a partial government shutdown. good morning to you. i'm jon scott. >> hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. great to see you. the president laying out in stark terms expressing concern that gridlock causing the shutdown with the debt ceiling deadline looming could hurt our nation's economy and risk defaulting on our national debt for the very first time in history. >> wall street has been...
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jon: mike emanuel in washington. interestingly enough, edward snowden is holding a live chat right now. we're going to be talking about that a little later on in the program. mike, thank you. >> reporter: thank you, jon. >> we're going to provide the -- [inaudible] whereby guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now. but make no mistake, we will close guantanamo prison which has damaged our national security interests and become a tremendous recruiting tool for al-qaeda. we have succeeded on delivering a lot of campaign promises that we made. one where we've fallen short is closing guantanamo. i wanted to close it sooner. we have missed that deadline. it's not for lack of trying. it's because the politics of it are difficult. jenna: well, they're trying again. the president is starting out with promises to shut gitmo, and now there's a new move to close the terrorist detention camp. of course, this camp is located in guantanamo bay naval base in cuba, naming a new state department envoy to revive the pr
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>> in 2008 i was a reporter with "the washington post." i still am and i was covering the obama campaign and i was in north carolina at a rally. i came outside and there were three young ladies, they were crying. they happen to have been white. they were crying because their fathers did not want them to support this african-american candidate. it was very powerful and i thought right then and there, obama would win. he was down 10 points and hillary clinton was still in the race. so, i decided to find somebody in african-american who worked in the white house best civil rights bills of the 1960s were passed. i started using all my sources and called all around the country and, eventually tracked down this unknown white house butler. kelly: what can you tell us about this unknown white house butler who is going to become very well-known now? >> yeah. he came from the south. he was born on a southern plantation in virginia in 1919. worked from 1952 to 1986 at the white house. started out washing dishes and rose to the top position, maitre d'
>> in 2008 i was a reporter with "the washington post." i still am and i was covering the obama campaign and i was in north carolina at a rally. i came outside and there were three young ladies, they were crying. they happen to have been white. they were crying because their fathers did not want them to support this african-american candidate. it was very powerful and i thought right then and there, obama would win. he was down 10 points and hillary clinton was still in the...
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doug mckelway live in washington with that. so it sounds, doug, like this is full speed ahead for the administration's regulatory agenda against fossil fuels. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, jon. president obama said he would not wait for congress earlier this summer, and epa administrator gina mccarthy reaffirmed it this week in boulder, colorado. >> he said that he wasn't going to wait for congress, but that he had administrative authorities, and it was, it was time to start utilizing those more effectively in a more concerted way. >> reporter: that that push comes as the epa's regulatory agenda hit a huge headwind this week. in a lawsuit, a federal judge ruled that epa response to foia requests seeking information about alias e-mail accounts, quote: >> that ruling means that landmarkn now depose senior epa officials. a day after that ruling, two members of congress -- darrell issa and senator david vitter -- wrote lisa jackson demanding all of her personal e-mails over the last four years that relate to her official duties.
doug mckelway live in washington with that. so it sounds, doug, like this is full speed ahead for the administration's regulatory agenda against fossil fuels. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, jon. president obama said he would not wait for congress earlier this summer, and epa administrator gina mccarthy reaffirmed it this week in boulder, colorado. >> he said that he wasn't going to wait for congress, but that he had administrative authorities, and it was, it was time to start...
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how the obama people are going about it stinks. organizing for action should be renamed paying for access. now, a sunday new york times editorial urged the administration and the president to rein in access. it wrote, quote: >> r eporter: and common cause, one of the leading government watchdog groups on the left, particularly on the issue of campaign finance reform, has been badgering the white house longest. it's now leading l campaign finance reform on the left, and for them to be ticked off at the president just speaks volumes. jenna: it's really interesting to see that, carl. what does the white house have to say about all this criticism? >> reporter: well, they've been taking a lot of heat for several days, and the administration admits access is available to big donors, but they deny ofa is peddling that access with a quid pro quo because the half million dollar amount, they say, is apparently negotiable. this is jay carney from yesterday. >> the white house set it is president's disedge, and there is no -- schedule, and the
how the obama people are going about it stinks. organizing for action should be renamed paying for access. now, a sunday new york times editorial urged the administration and the president to rein in access. it wrote, quote: >> r eporter: and common cause, one of the leading government watchdog groups on the left, particularly on the issue of campaign finance reform, has been badgering the white house longest. it's now leading l campaign finance reform on the left, and for them to be...